Comments on: Is It Me, Or You, Or An Antelope? http://www.ridingondragons.com/2009/03/16/is-it-me-or-you-or-an-antelope/ to fly among the realms of experience Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Deb Call http://www.ridingondragons.com/2009/03/16/is-it-me-or-you-or-an-antelope/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Deb Call Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:48:27 +0000 http://www.ridingondragons.com/?p=1363#comment-149 I love the angle at which you come into a discussion on projection, Dick.. Using the animals makes looking at this issue more accessible and acceptable, at least for me. It's a short hop away to seeing how I do this with humans! Most of all, I appreciate the more interesting and playful way you convey the importance of self-awareness. All in keeping with a lighter touch on the personal development theme. Cool pictures! I love the angle at which you come into a discussion on projection, Dick.. Using the animals makes looking at this issue more accessible and acceptable, at least for me. It’s a short hop away to seeing how I do this with humans! Most of all, I appreciate the more interesting and playful way you convey the importance of self-awareness. All in keeping with a lighter touch on the personal development theme. Cool pictures!

]]> By: Dick Richards http://www.ridingondragons.com/2009/03/16/is-it-me-or-you-or-an-antelope/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Dick Richards Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.ridingondragons.com/?p=1363#comment-148 <strong>Dan</strong> -- Thanks for adding the bit about projections' "capacity to serve as mirrors." When I wrote the post I was thinking relationally. Appreciate the gentle nudge to think internally as well. <strong>Rinatta</strong> -- Boy! I'll bet you deal with projection! From the view of a "perceptionist" like John Weir, "how can you see clearly if you are projecting" doesn't make sense. He would say it is ALL projection and the best we can do is be aware of that and hope our projections become more and more in line with reality by getting to know ourselves exceedingly well. From that perspective, "If you spot it, you've got it!" No matter what "it" is. Dan — Thanks for adding the bit about projections’ “capacity to serve as mirrors.” When I wrote the post I was thinking relationally. Appreciate the gentle nudge to think internally as well.

Rinatta — Boy! I’ll bet you deal with projection! From the view of a “perceptionist” like John Weir, “how can you see clearly if you are projecting” doesn’t make sense. He would say it is ALL projection and the best we can do is be aware of that and hope our projections become more and more in line with reality by getting to know ourselves exceedingly well.

From that perspective, “If you spot it, you’ve got it!” No matter what “it” is.

]]> By: Love Coach Rinatta http://www.ridingondragons.com/2009/03/16/is-it-me-or-you-or-an-antelope/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Love Coach Rinatta Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.ridingondragons.com/?p=1363#comment-147 Dick, what you wrote is so good and so true. As a relationship coach I deal with this all the time. The woman who wonders why her boyfriend is not in love with her, when really she's not in love with him. Or the man who thinks his wife is vindictive and angry, while he's projecting his mother onto the wife. Or the single man or woman who goes out looking for a mate and ends up in yet another relationship with the same person just in a different body, because he or she didn't see the real potential partner, but only a projection of what they wanted to see. I make it my personal mission to help clients pull away the veil of projection as much as possible because how can you see clearly if you are projecting. But boy, some people are very invested in believing their projections are real. Personally, I have been working for 20 years to tear away all projections and sometimes I have clarity and sometimes all I have are my projections - but at least I know it and that feels like freedom. Dick, what you wrote is so good and so true. As a relationship coach I deal with this all the time. The woman who wonders why her boyfriend is not in love with her, when really she’s not in love with him. Or the man who thinks his wife is vindictive and angry, while he’s projecting his mother onto the wife. Or the single man or woman who goes out looking for a mate and ends up in yet another relationship with the same person just in a different body, because he or she didn’t see the real potential partner, but only a projection of what they wanted to see. I make it my personal mission to help clients pull away the veil of projection as much as possible because how can you see clearly if you are projecting. But boy, some people are very invested in believing their projections are real. Personally, I have been working for 20 years to tear away all projections and sometimes I have clarity and sometimes all I have are my projections – but at least I know it and that feels like freedom.

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